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@ssbionicknee oh no, I’m sorry to hear that you’ve lost range of motion. I actually did too. When I had the in-house PT my flex was just over 120 and he was confident that I would reach at least 125. Then I went to the outpatient PT and it went down to about 117. I know, that’s not bad but I really set my goal at 120.
Hopefully your flex has not decreased to the point of needing MUA. There is another procedure that is easier that can improve flex a bit. Has your surgeon mentioned that? I would to need to go back to my old notes to find what the name of it is but if you want to know I will be glad to. I think it’s something like lysis.
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@contentandwell JK, I would like to know the name of the procedure if it is not to hard to look up. I have also heard that dry needling can help. I am not sure about that though. I've heard it hurts and then I've heard it does not hurt. Thank you!!
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@contentandwell JK, my bend went halfway between straight and 90 degrees. Last week the IT band was extremely tight. I spent the weekend massaging it and doing my exercises to loosen it up. When I went to PT on Tuesday the bend was better, but not at 90. The tendon on the inside of my knee is extremely sore, I came home on Thursday and massaged it util it was bruised to try and loosen it up. I made it to 90 on Friday, but it takes evey ounce of my concentration to get it to bend. Today (Saturday) it is too sore to touch and it has hurt all day. It will bend to maybe 80 (I am just estimating) and then it is like it just can't move anymore. I am one of those people that is bound and determined to make ot work, but the knee just stops and then won't move. My PT said he did not like the way the knee was responding to therapy. I start PT once a week begining the second week of October. Last time I was much further along. I have not been able to ride the stationary bike, I am still walking with a cane, and there are a lot of things that I am not able to do at this point. It is extremely frustrating.